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Saving to a new file

Saving to a new file

To write to a new file type ^X^W and give the name of a file in answer to the Write File: prompt.

Any subsequent editing you do will affect this new file. The old file will be left as it was when you last saved it.

**Caution**

If the file you specify already exists, its contents will be overwritten.